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Barcelona Events 20242024 La Mercè - Passejada de dracs i bèsties de focParade fire-breathing dragons and beastsEvent date: Friday 20 September 2024 Event time: 10 pm - 22:00 Event location: Starts at Plaça Comercial (by El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria) then streets Comerç, Princesa, Montcada, Sombrerers, Santa Maria del Mar, Santa Maria, Passeig del Born to finish at Pl. Comercial. Hashtag: #Mercè24 Information: Passejada de dracs i bèsties de foc. Parade of Fire-Breathing Dragons and Beasts in gothic area of Barcelona. Highlights Merce Festival © Copyright Barcelonayellow.com. Do not copy from this page without permission All rights reserved |
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How to get to Plaça de Sant JaumeAddress: Plaça de Sant Jaume 08002 Barcelona, Spain Plaça de Sant Jaume is the main square in the Gothic quarter of Barcelona. Placa de Sant Jaume is often used for festivals and procession - and also for demonstrations. Plaça de Sant Jaume is located on the ancient site of the Roman forum in Roman town called Barcino which later became Barcelona. In Roman times this plaza was the city center and was on the junction of the Roman citys main streets Cardo Maximus and Decumanus Maximus. Barcino's four city gates were at the end of these two streets which today are called Carrer Ciutat / Carrer del Bisbe ( = Decumanus Maximus) and Carrer Llibreteria (= Cardo Maximus). Barcino was a small city but even today there are impressive remnants of Barcelona Roman city walls in the gothic area. Plaça de Sant Jaume houses two government buildings. One is the renaissance palace El Palau de la Generalitat which is the home of the regional government of Catalonia region - called the Generalitat de Catalunya. Opposite you can see the neo-classical town hall building of the ciy council of Barcelona called Ajuntament de Barcelona Open FULLSCREEN map version How to get to Placa de Sant JaumeBy Metro Nearest Metro station is: Jaume I - yellow line L4 By Bus Bus lines: (on nearby Via Laietana) 17, 19, 45, 120, N8 By Taxi Taxi Barcelona Useful links and hotels near Plaça Sant Jaume Public transport travel planner Barcelona Metro map Barcelona travel cards Hotel Avinyo near Plaça de Sant Jaume Hotel Grand Central near Plaça de Sant Jaume Hotels near Plaça de Sant Jaume |
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